I am posting this for a friend who is not able to walk her 2 dogs for a while.  She has had surgery and will out of action for a few months.  Does anyone know what she can expect to pay for someone to walk her dogs and the best way to go about finding someone to do it?

Hi

I think it depends on the area but I paid  £7 for a hours walk last year. I only used the person a couple of times. I found her by asking the vet and they recomended her. She is very popular in my area and walks a lot of the local dogs so that in its self is a good recomendation.

Make sure the walker has the appropriate insurance.

Wendy

Hi Lumphy

Thanks for the info.  will pass it on. 

I'm in the northeast and the ones I know charge between £5-10/hour. Is there a good training club nearby? I know we're a little larger than some but we could refer people to 3 different walkers. Local vets, rescue centres and pet shops are other places to check.

which area are you in??

Whitley Bay - Newcastle upon Tyne

Edited to add, when I say we could name some walkers that's not an official club endorsement. We just have two members and one trainer who happen to do dog walking/care so most of us know them.

too far away I know someone who dogwalks/sit etc but its in Merseyside.

The local dog walkers here charge £8 per half an hour but they carry full insurance both 3rd party and insurance if anything happens to your dog. A girl I know walks for £5 per hour but it is done cash in hand.

Hi Floradora

Wow!  there's a big difference between walking without and walking with insurance but I think it's better to have the latter just in case!

Hi Suzieque,

I think it would be wise to find a walker that has full insurance purely for your peace of mind too, obviously if a friend offered to do it that would be a different matter. It may also be worth checking your local vets as some veterinary nurses will walk dogs during their breaks.

Good luck

I pay £6 a walk 5 days a week and have insurance myself that would cover any problems that occur.  My dog walker would take my dog to the vets if there are any injuries and it would get billed to me.  She has been in my dogs life since she was 7 weeks old and unless I was at home all day I would have a dog walker as it is a great opportunity for socialisation.

I walk a friends dally and get £10 for however long I take him out (usually around half an hour) as it is only his lunch break walk and not his morning/evening walk it doesn't have to be for so long.... but if I am needed to do it for longer then i usually oblige. I am in the south (Berkshire)

So out of interest purely - to be a dog walker you just need to arrange insurance and put notices up/try to find customers?

Wow if I could do that maybe my weight would come off!!:):D 

Maxine

My daughter runs a dog walking/ animal care business . She has insurance and as people are trusting her with not only their dog but their house keys too, she has also been police checked.
She loves her job even in bad weather! She charges £8 for 40 minutes and £10 for an hours walk, which I think is about standard prices round here.
Some people employ her on a regular basis while others use her for one offs when they have to be out all day.
She also does volunteer work taking elderly people's animals to the vets if they have no transport. Although the downfall to this is the amount of poorly dogs who have been sick in her car